guswa

Swahili

Verb

-guswa (infinitive kuguswa)

1. Passive form of -gusa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -guswa
Positive present -naguswa Subjunctive -guswe Negative -guswi Imperative singular guswa
Infinitives
Positive kuguswa Negative kutoguswa
Imperatives
Singular guswa Plural gusweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huguswa Positive past positive subject concord + -liguswa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuguswa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naguswa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaguswa/naguswa tunaguswa 2nd person unaguswa mnaguswa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaguswa wanaguswa other classes positive subject concord + -naguswa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -guswi) Singular Plural 1st person siguswi hatuguswi 2nd person huguswi hamguswi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haguswi hawaguswi other classes negative subject concord + -guswi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taguswa Negative future negative subject concord + -taguswa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -guswe) Singular Plural 1st person niguswe tuguswe 2nd person uguswe mguswe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aguswe waguswe other classes positive subject concord + -guswe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siguswe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeguswa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeguswa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliguswa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliguswa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aguswa) Singular Plural 1st person naguswa twaguswa 2nd person waguswa mwaguswa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aguswa waguswa m-mi(III/IV) waguswa yaguswa ji-ma(V/VI) laguswa yaguswa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaguswa vyaguswa n(IX/X) yaguswa zaguswa u(XI) waguswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaguswa pa(XVI) paguswa mu(XVIII) mwaguswa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meguswa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaguswa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaguswa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiguswa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoguswa Consecutive kaguswa / positive subject concord + -kaguswa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaguswe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niguswa -tuguswa 2nd person -kuguswa -waguswa/-kugusweni/-wagusweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mguswa -waguswa m-mi(III/IV) -uguswa -iguswa ji-ma(V/VI) -liguswa -yaguswa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiguswa -viguswa n(IX/X) -iguswa -ziguswa u(XI) -uguswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuguswa pa(XVI) -paguswa mu(XVIII) -muguswa Reflexive -jiguswa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -guswa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -guswaye -guswao m-mi(III/IV) -guswao -guswayo ji-ma(V/VI) -guswalo -guswayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -guswacho -guswavyo n(IX/X) -guswayo -guswazo u(XI) -guswao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -guswako pa(XVI) -guswapo mu(XVIII) -guswamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -guswa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeguswa -oguswa m-mi(III/IV) -oguswa -yoguswa ji-ma(V/VI) -loguswa -yoguswa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choguswa -vyoguswa n(IX/X) -yoguswa -zoguswa u(XI) -oguswa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koguswa pa(XVI) -poguswa mu(XVIII) -moguswa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.